Ariana Grande is speaking up and out about the growing discourse about her body. Specifically her weight.

In recent weeks and months, the chart-topping songbird has been the subject of ample debate amongst fans and critics after sporting a more svelte appearance.

Taking to TikTok today (April 11), Grande became the latest to address the matter.

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Speaking at the start of the video, the 29-year-old said:

“I don’t do this often, I don’t like it, I’m not good at it. I just wanted to address your concerns about my body and talk a little bit about what it means to be a person with a body and to be seen and to be paid such close attention to.”

She continued:

“I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies, no matter what. If you think you’re saying something good or well-intentioned, whatever it is: healthy, unhealthy, big, small, this, that, sexy, not sexy.

I just also wanted to say, one, there are many different kinds of beautiful. There are many different ways to look healthy and beautiful. I know personally, for me, the body you’ve been comparing my current body to was the unhealthiest version of my body.

I was on a lot of antidepressants and drinking on them and eating poorly and at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider my ‘healthy.’ But that in fact wasn’t my healthy. I know I shouldn’t have to explain that, but I do feel like having an openness and some sort of vulnerability…something good might come from it.”

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